"WRITE IT BADLY. Write it badly, write it badly, write it badly, write it badly. Stop what you’re doing, open a Word document, put a pencil on some paper, just get the idea out of your head. Let it be good later. Write it down now. Otherwise it will die in there."

— Brandon Sanderson on overcoming writer’s block to create a first draft as a professional author

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Regret is useless if the only thing you take away from it is that you are somehow inferior for the decisions you make. Regret is a disservice and an attack on the decisions that got you here and they discount your tender heart and your about to choose in the moment on what is best for you with available information.

Wishing that you had done something different to have a better life takes away from the beautiful gift you have now, here, to learn and do better.

I'd like to get this done by April 30, but the sooner the better as the nominee deadline is April 30. I really don't want the awards to be English-centric, but so far everyone involved is white. We do have prominent female participation, but despite the fact my wife is of Asian descent my music network is almost entirely white. Despite many efforts I haven't been able to get many #Asians or #Africans on #MusicManumit. We've stopped doing Music Manumit at a time that works for Africans, Europeans, or those in the #MiddleEast, so the #CCMA is my way to try to bring people together.

Part of the problem is we are trying to stay away from blocSonic musicians so they can be nominated and not have conflicts being judges.